BRISTOL, England- - Manchester City reached the League Cup final, shattering second-tier Bristol City's hopes of a remarkable upset, as the Premier League leaders survived a late fightback to win 3-2 on Tuesday and clinch the tie 5-3 on aggregate.
MELBOURNE- - Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki marched into her second Australian Open semi-final by beating Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0 6-7(3) 6-2 in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
MELBOURNE- - For Novak Djokovic it must have felt like some nightmarish fight to the death against a clone of himself on Monday as Chung Hyeon stunned the six-times Australian Open champion with a display ripped straight out of the Serb's textbook.
ROTTERDAM- - Dutch soccer star Robin van Persie returned to his home ground on Monday as he signed with Feyenoord Rotterdam hoping for a positive ending to his dwindling career.
Philadelpia Eagels wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (17) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in the second quarter during the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
PHILADELPHIA -- Embracing their underdog standing, the Philadelphia Eagles
will get to play the role once more, in the Super Bowl.
Nick Foles tossed three touchdown passes, and the Eagles scored 38 unanswered
points en route to a 38-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC
Championship Game on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
